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Not that you should choose a country solely for the cost, but Ethiopia is quite a bit less expensive than many countries. Our total cost, for everyone except airfare (we flew free) --so this means our homestudy, all agency costs, all Ethiopia costs, both directly related to adoption and indirectly (food while there, lodging, etc) was under $12,000. Had we had our child escorted (an option from Ethiopia) it would have been a bit cheaper (though not much as we didn't pay airfare).
Again, I'm not suggesting you choose a country only b/c of cost--obviously there are many things to think through when choosing a country, but if you are open to Ethiopia, it is quite inexpensive (depending on the agency. Feel free to PM more). Additionally, the whole process took just under 6 months, although that was 1.5 years ago. I hear it is longer now as popularity of the program has apparently grown since Angelina Jolie adopted from Ethiopia.
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